48 Feared Dead In Fire At Titan Missile Site
A Titan missile site experienced a deadly fire around 1 30 p m CST with 48 feared dead survivors narrating the blast and panic. Gary Lay described being near a ladder as flames erupted and workers rushed to escape through tunnels and past collapsing walls.
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Titan Missile Site
Gary Lay
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
United States
Searcy
Wichita
Kan
Tucson
Ark
Air Force
Farm group forms to back omnibus cotton bill in Texas
A new regional coalition in 16 counties including Crosbyton and Lubbock aims to urge passage of the omnibus farm bill with a focus on cotton. The group elected a board and plans area meetings and letters to Congress while officials stressed objective discussion and nonpartisan intent.
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Juanita Wooten c
Crosbyton
Dickens
Crosby
Dawson
Lynn
Hale
Cottle
Lubbock
Garza
Briscoe
Hockley
Terry
Lamb
Yoakum
Swisher
Cochran
Castro
Davis
Walter Y. Wells
Brownfield
G. B. Morris
Morris
D. W. McLeod
Acuff
Craushay
Secretary of Agriculture
Crausby
H. A. Duke of Ackerly
Eversnensies
Hala
Paul Maal
Bock
Lamb County
Jack Anderson
Hale Center
U. S
Bob Poage
Waco
House Agriculture Committee
Alliance
Congress
Donald Wooten
Dumont Bridge
Afton
Roger Holley
Paducah
Ed Dawson
Springlake
N.C. Outlaw
Post
Carl Lowrie
Then
Gilbert Elms
Silverton
Ray Schwab
Leveland
Dean Harmon
Tulsa
and McLeod
Hickman
Bynum
Birth notices crowd Lubbock area hospitals in week
A long list of birth announcements from Highland, Methodist and Reese AFB hospitals notes parents and occupations. Notable families include Weldon and Loudermilk Kerr Construction and Lubbock Manufacturing Co among others. The records identify dates and times of births, weights, and parent occupations.
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Rufino Zamora
Ave. T
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock Manufacturing Company
Billy R. Bolin
List St
Reese Afb Hospital
Reese
FBI Asked to Join El Paso Audit Investigation
The U S Justice Department has been invited by El Paso County officials to participate in the ongoing audit inquiry. Assistant U S Attorney Jamie Boyd said the federal agency would not intrude on the local probe but would assist if required.
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EL Paso
U. S
Justice Department
Vietnam policy stance and White House briefings
President Johnson reaffirmed commitment to Vietnam, saying the U S will stay and resist aggression until it ceases. He announced briefings for House members, a Wednesday session, and an August 17 White House dinner with business labor and professional leaders to discuss the policy. Gen Maxwell Taylor gave a candid briefing on military and diplomatic conditions, and Secretary Rusk signaled a possible halt to bombing if peace conditions are met. FBI scrutiny expands to federal agencies tied to El Paso County housing funds, with McKay facing misapplication charges over $2,582 transfers and $700 entertainment checks. McKay remains free on bond.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
House
White House
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
South Viet Nam
Taylor
Gen. Taylor
Sec. of State
Dean Rusk
McNamara
United States
North Viet Nam
Rusk
Iwe
FBI
Boyd
Robert V. Hancock
Housing and Home Financé Agency
John F. Kennedy Manor
A. J. McKay
el Paso
McKay
Red Front Demands U.S. Ambassador Leave Indonesia
The Indonesian Youth Front, a Communist dominated group, orders its branches to intensify an anti American campaign until U S Ambassador Marshall Green departs Indonesia. The directives appeared in a telegram published by Antara News Agency.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
U.S
Marshall Green
Antara
Mao Reported Suffering Parkinsons Disease in New Delhi
The Indian News Agency reported Chinese Communist chairman Mao Tse tung may be afflicted with Parkinson's disease a chronic nervous disorder marked by tremors. Meanwhile U S statesmen discussed peace prospects in Vietnam with Secretary of State Dean Rusk saying an end to bombing and the war depends on Hanoi recognizing its military aims are unrealistic.
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Mao
New Delhi
Upi
Mao Tzee Tung
Rusk
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
County Court at Law vacancy debate rages over referendum
Commissioners weigh appointing a judge to fill the vacancy until the 1966 general election. West notes advisory referendum possible but with no legal standing. Lamb and Brazell discuss options including delaying action until filing date January 31 1966 or until the November election. Bar president Wassell organizes a secret ballot with Aug 13 19 dates for a runoff if needed.
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Iif
Lamb
West
Commissioners Court
Brazell
Shaw
Connally
137Th District Court
Ellis
Wassell
Walker Metcalf
Association
Lamb, Brazell
George Green
Les Derrick
Rodrick L.shaw
Precinct 2
Western Pavers Inc
Kerr Construction Co
Canyon Caliche Co
J. S. Barnett
Rodgers Litho and Printing
Hill Printing Co
Stafford-London
Dorm parking rules spark debate at Tech campus
Officials weighed mandatory off campus parking ratios for dorms as developers warn on feasibility. Members noted current student car usage and the need to prevent traffic congestion while considering more off street spaces. Meeting led by Chairman J B Hance discussed bids on prints mosaics and routing changes near Abernathy.
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Lished College
Ray Chapman
Burr
Marshall Pennington
Tec
Eli J. Urbanovsky
In Town Inn
W. B. ‘Holmes
Aubrey Faulkner Sr
Syd Moore
Roy Jennings
Siege at Duc Co Camp Amid Heavy Viet Cong Attacks
Viet Cong fought government troops defending the Duc Co special forces camp, with 70 Viet Cong killed and moderate Allied casualties reported. The 67 day siege continues as U S and Vietnamese defenders endure mortars and small arms fire. a separate attack near Da Nang caused modest Marine losses and a downed F 100 pilot remains missing.
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Saigon
Duc Co
U.S
da Nang
Pleiku
Chute
Beams Of Steel Fall In Jacksonville Amid Storm
Heavy steel beams from a 10 story federal building under construction collapsed during a thunderstorm in Jacksonville. Wind and rain caused dozens of fallen columns to block Bay Street, crush cars, and damage a building wall and interior spaces. no injuries were reported.
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Cksonville
Fila
Federal
Bay Street
Jim Lovingood
Karl Heise
Hesse
Voting Rights Examiners Will Aid Fair Registration
Justice Department officials announced examiners would be sent to nine counties to ensure equal application of voting requirements. The action aims to supplement local officials, not replace them, with withdrawal of examiners once voluntary compliance appears. The plan follows Johnson’s pledge to withdraw when discrimination ends and covers states using literacy tests where registration falls below 50 percent of eligible voters.
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Katzenbach
Justice Department
Johnson
Virginia
North Carolina
Double Tragedy Hits Wimborne Family In Separate Crashes
In Wimborne England Greek-born cafe owner Andreas Constandinos endures tragedy as his son Louis 18 dies in a three car crash near Poole along with two others. Six weeks earlier his other son John 22 died in a crash nearby.
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Double Tragegy
Wimborne
England
UPI
Andreas Constandinos
Louis Constandinos
Poole
John
Indonesia to Burn Beatle Type Music on Independence Day
Indonesia will burn tapes and records of Beatle type songs in Jakarta on August 17 to honor the nation’s third independence day. Police have seized many such tapes in raids on shops recently per Antara.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Antara
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Methods Hospital
Charles Lee
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85Th St
Western Body Works
Tony Rodrigues
Pasion
Patrick N. Collns
George St
Clyde K. Crifter
Reese Afb
Leon RB. Perkins
Sagebond Mobile Lodge
Robert Dean Smith
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Fox Film Co
Willis Charles Page
Broadway
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C & B Garage
Rogelio Ledesma
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Joe Young
Harvey P. Power
West Texas Hospital
Litton Industries
Pete Melendres
33Rd St
Supreme Beef Co
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Tony Rodriguez
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Ty Ray Rae Ie
Fat Hospital
Red Front
Robert Williams
Memphis
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mark Hurd
Aerial Surveys, Inc
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Service Pipe Line Co
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Baltimore
Jolene Rollins
Jacksonville
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